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<\/p>\nJust like his boss, Leonid Volkov knew what he was doing. Alexei Navalny\u2019s return to Russia marked the beginning of his arrest, courts, prisons, and protracted struggles. For his right arm, it meant a period of voluntary asylum in Europe, out of the reach of the Kremlin\u2019s long arm.<\/p>\n
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As the Kremlin critics were imprisoned as expected, it was up to Volkov to announce Team Nawarney\u2019s latest game plan from his new Lithuanian home. The group was calling for a suspension of the rally until spring, he announced. The battle to free Russia\u2019s No. 1 prisoner will now switch to a \u201cforeign policy tool.\u201d<\/p>\n
Navalny\u2019s aide, speaking with a private source, said the unexpected change in strategy was an inevitable result of the \u201capparently cruel crackdown\u201d from the Kremlin. But he claims it was neither \u201csurrender\u201d nor \u201ctotally unplanned.\u201d Mr Navalny\u2019s team was run according to the \u201cmanual\u201d he had agreed with him before leaving for Moscow \u2014 and they had already won \u201cmany moral victories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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